Parkinson s UK is the UK s leading charity for people with Parkinson s. We're a growing organisation with 605 employees, 4000 volunteers and a projected income of £50m+. Our proud history dates back nearly 60 years, but now we re on a mission to be fit for the future, ensuring we have the infrastructure, culture, and operating model to drive even more impact for people with Parkinson s, both now and in the future. The Operations team plays a key role in driving that mission. Over the coming years we ll be modernising our systems and processes to ensure they re fit for now, as well as in the future. Much of this work is already underway, and we re now ready to start our exciting new chapter. We ve been working to get ourselves in the best shape to deliver that progress over the next few years, and we re now looking for ambitious, driven, and purpose-led people to join our team of relentless doers . To hear more about these exciting new changes and how you can play your part in our story, click to hear from Ben Clarkson, Chief Finance and Operating Officer. About the role You ll play a vital role in the timely and effective delivery, developing and delivering training and adoption plans to prepare users for the release of Salesforce Non-Profit Cloud, Findock, other integrations and reporting. You ll keep users and benefits realisation at the centre, helping us become Fit for the Future, realise our goals around income generation and supporter experience. What you'll do Enable technical and business users to adopt the new solution, processes and ways of working into business as usual. Assess knowledge, skills, barriers and training needs in the business and for technical users of the new platforms. Collaborate with the CRM project teams, Business Lead and Salesforce implementation partner(s) to develop a training and adoption strategy and plan, aligning with the build and release of the new platforms and associated changes to process and user roles. Design and deliver training and adoption engagements for the implementation of Salesforce NPC, and Findock. Make necessary adjustments based on feedback, effectiveness and the audience. Prepare training content to build appetite with users from the early stages of delivery right through to adoption at go live and reinforcement of skills in hypercare. What you'll bring Significant experience delivering training programmes when implementing CRM/ERP/data platforms Strong record of tackling technical concepts and working with business and technical stakeholders to adopt software solutions and work with customer data Experience of delivering training and adoption activity in Salesforce CRM, NPSP and/or NPC Practical understanding of change management principles and adoption processes (e.g. PROSCI/ADKAR) Strong written and verbal communication skills with the ability to engage people and communicate ideas If this opportunity sounds like you, we d love to hear from you! To apply, please submit a CV and a supporting statement that demonstrates how you meet the essential criteria (marked with an 'A') in the 'what you'll bring' section of the job description. The in person/office attendance expectation for this role will be a minimum of 2 days per week. Anyone can get Parkinson s. It s vital that the people who work for Parkinson s UK are representative of our diverse community. We actively encourage people from all sections of the community to apply, regardless of race, ethnicity, gender identity, age, disability, sexual orientation, or religion.
Oct 20, 2025
Full time
Parkinson s UK is the UK s leading charity for people with Parkinson s. We're a growing organisation with 605 employees, 4000 volunteers and a projected income of £50m+. Our proud history dates back nearly 60 years, but now we re on a mission to be fit for the future, ensuring we have the infrastructure, culture, and operating model to drive even more impact for people with Parkinson s, both now and in the future. The Operations team plays a key role in driving that mission. Over the coming years we ll be modernising our systems and processes to ensure they re fit for now, as well as in the future. Much of this work is already underway, and we re now ready to start our exciting new chapter. We ve been working to get ourselves in the best shape to deliver that progress over the next few years, and we re now looking for ambitious, driven, and purpose-led people to join our team of relentless doers . To hear more about these exciting new changes and how you can play your part in our story, click to hear from Ben Clarkson, Chief Finance and Operating Officer. About the role You ll play a vital role in the timely and effective delivery, developing and delivering training and adoption plans to prepare users for the release of Salesforce Non-Profit Cloud, Findock, other integrations and reporting. You ll keep users and benefits realisation at the centre, helping us become Fit for the Future, realise our goals around income generation and supporter experience. What you'll do Enable technical and business users to adopt the new solution, processes and ways of working into business as usual. Assess knowledge, skills, barriers and training needs in the business and for technical users of the new platforms. Collaborate with the CRM project teams, Business Lead and Salesforce implementation partner(s) to develop a training and adoption strategy and plan, aligning with the build and release of the new platforms and associated changes to process and user roles. Design and deliver training and adoption engagements for the implementation of Salesforce NPC, and Findock. Make necessary adjustments based on feedback, effectiveness and the audience. Prepare training content to build appetite with users from the early stages of delivery right through to adoption at go live and reinforcement of skills in hypercare. What you'll bring Significant experience delivering training programmes when implementing CRM/ERP/data platforms Strong record of tackling technical concepts and working with business and technical stakeholders to adopt software solutions and work with customer data Experience of delivering training and adoption activity in Salesforce CRM, NPSP and/or NPC Practical understanding of change management principles and adoption processes (e.g. PROSCI/ADKAR) Strong written and verbal communication skills with the ability to engage people and communicate ideas If this opportunity sounds like you, we d love to hear from you! To apply, please submit a CV and a supporting statement that demonstrates how you meet the essential criteria (marked with an 'A') in the 'what you'll bring' section of the job description. The in person/office attendance expectation for this role will be a minimum of 2 days per week. Anyone can get Parkinson s. It s vital that the people who work for Parkinson s UK are representative of our diverse community. We actively encourage people from all sections of the community to apply, regardless of race, ethnicity, gender identity, age, disability, sexual orientation, or religion.
This is an exciting time for Parkinson s UK, we want to reach as many people as possible so we can improve life for everyone affected by Parkinson s. We are looking for people to join our network, make genuine connections, and be part of a larger team that works together to support the Parkinson s community. About the role In this role, you ll work within the Major Gifts and Special events department to design and implement an effective strategy to maximise income from high value audiences (£10k+) in Scotland. Encompassing trusts and foundations, statutory funders and major donors, you will build strong working relationships with internal and external contacts to grow both our reach and income to deliver for the Parkinson s community. By creating, managing and developing strong relationships between Parkinson s UK and prospective funders and donors, you ll secure income for specific projects and programmes to deliver our organisational strategy within Scotland. What you ll do: Drive and implement a strategy to maximise income from an agreed portfolio of high value funders and prospects with a Scottish interest. Personally create, manage and develop relationships with new and existing trust and statutory donors and philanthropy donors leading to increased and sustained financial support. Further develop a major donor pipeline - identifying connections, qualifying individual prospects and securing philanthropic donations. Create, manage and develop relationships with statutory funding bodies to secure income for agreed priority projects in Scotland. Work with stakeholders to understand future priorities, identify funding opportunities and work collaboratively to build and present multi year funding proposals. What you ll bring: Experience of personally securing gifts from high value funders (5 and 6 figures) Experience of cultivating relationships and making successful asks in a variety of ways, such as in writing, by email and face-to face Excellent interpersonal skills and the ability to build effective working relationships with a wide range of people and establish credibility with both donors and colleagues Experience of personally securing gifts from statutory and lottery funding sources or stewarding major grants/tenders This is an exciting time for Parkinson s UK and we would love you to join us! Please apply by sending us your CV, together with a detailed supporting statement which will fully demonstrate how you meet all the criteria of the role, as stated in the "What you'll bring" section of the job description. Please note, in order for an application to be considered, the applicant must live in Scotland in order to meet the role requirements. Interviews for this role will be held from 6 November. First round interviews will be held online via googlemeet. Second round interviews will take place in person in Scotland. Anyone can get Parkinson s. It s vital that the people who work for Parkinson s UK are representative of our diverse community. We actively encourage people from all sections of the community to apply, regardless of race, ethnicity, gender identity, age, disability, sexual orientation, or religion.
Oct 14, 2025
Full time
This is an exciting time for Parkinson s UK, we want to reach as many people as possible so we can improve life for everyone affected by Parkinson s. We are looking for people to join our network, make genuine connections, and be part of a larger team that works together to support the Parkinson s community. About the role In this role, you ll work within the Major Gifts and Special events department to design and implement an effective strategy to maximise income from high value audiences (£10k+) in Scotland. Encompassing trusts and foundations, statutory funders and major donors, you will build strong working relationships with internal and external contacts to grow both our reach and income to deliver for the Parkinson s community. By creating, managing and developing strong relationships between Parkinson s UK and prospective funders and donors, you ll secure income for specific projects and programmes to deliver our organisational strategy within Scotland. What you ll do: Drive and implement a strategy to maximise income from an agreed portfolio of high value funders and prospects with a Scottish interest. Personally create, manage and develop relationships with new and existing trust and statutory donors and philanthropy donors leading to increased and sustained financial support. Further develop a major donor pipeline - identifying connections, qualifying individual prospects and securing philanthropic donations. Create, manage and develop relationships with statutory funding bodies to secure income for agreed priority projects in Scotland. Work with stakeholders to understand future priorities, identify funding opportunities and work collaboratively to build and present multi year funding proposals. What you ll bring: Experience of personally securing gifts from high value funders (5 and 6 figures) Experience of cultivating relationships and making successful asks in a variety of ways, such as in writing, by email and face-to face Excellent interpersonal skills and the ability to build effective working relationships with a wide range of people and establish credibility with both donors and colleagues Experience of personally securing gifts from statutory and lottery funding sources or stewarding major grants/tenders This is an exciting time for Parkinson s UK and we would love you to join us! Please apply by sending us your CV, together with a detailed supporting statement which will fully demonstrate how you meet all the criteria of the role, as stated in the "What you'll bring" section of the job description. Please note, in order for an application to be considered, the applicant must live in Scotland in order to meet the role requirements. Interviews for this role will be held from 6 November. First round interviews will be held online via googlemeet. Second round interviews will take place in person in Scotland. Anyone can get Parkinson s. It s vital that the people who work for Parkinson s UK are representative of our diverse community. We actively encourage people from all sections of the community to apply, regardless of race, ethnicity, gender identity, age, disability, sexual orientation, or religion.
This is an exciting time for Parkinson s UK, we want to reach as many people as possible so we can improve life for everyone affected by Parkinson s. We are looking for people to join our network, make genuine connections, and be part of a larger team that works together to support the Parkinson s community. Please note, this is a fixed term, maternity cover opportunity, running until September 2026. About the role We re working to build and grow a powerful movement of people to transform the experience of people living with Parkinson s. A big part of how we will do that is by engaging and mobilising our existing supporters through a wide variety of channels to take additional actions in support of Parkinson s UK. You will be responsible for supporting the organisation's strategic approach to digital fundraising and marketing in partnership with the Digital Marketing and Supporter Experience teams, ensuring that all comms work together effectively in order to maximise supporter engagement and income generating opportunities. You ll support fundraising teams by providing guidance and advice on digital fundraising strategy to help them achieve their goals. As well as being a representative for Supporter Experience across fundraising and marketing activity. Looking for opportunities to improve experience, build loyalty and ultimately increase the lifetime value of our existing supporter base. What you ll do: Provide oversight and coordination for all digital fundraising activity across different fundraising teams to ensure that opportunities for supporter engagement and income generation are maximised Working in partnership with colleagues across Fundraising and Experience, External Relations, and Data and Operations providing support to develop, implement and monitor digital fundraising activity including donation or campaign related PPC, SEO and adverts Provide strategic support to fundraising teams with the development of long-term digital marketing plans designed to retain supporters, onboard new audiences and grow income that aligns to our Supporter Engagement Model and frameworks Management and oversight of our donate platform (GoDonate), working to optimise donation funnel in terms of experience and traffic. Construction of donate pages and direct donation online user journeys across the Parkinson s UK website, in support of fundraising campaigns What you ll bring: Substantial experience of digital fundraising and marketing Proven success in developing intuitive and inspiring fundraising campaigns across digital paid and organic channels Good knowledge and experience of PPC, SEO and digital analytics platforms An understanding of email marketing platforms (Marketing Cloud) and email best practice A strong understanding of reporting, evaluation and testing approaches to enhance performance across platforms, webpages and campaigns This is an exciting time for Parkinson s UK and we would love you to join us! Please apply by sending us your CV, together with a detailed supporting statement which will fully demonstrate how you meet all the criteria of the role, as stated in the "What you'll bring" section of the job description. Interviews for this role will be held from 31 October in person at our London office. Anyone can get Parkinson s. It s vital that the people who work for Parkinson s UK are representative of our diverse community. We actively encourage people from all sections of the community to apply, regardless of race, ethnicity, gender identity, age, disability, sexual orientation, or religion.
Oct 14, 2025
Full time
This is an exciting time for Parkinson s UK, we want to reach as many people as possible so we can improve life for everyone affected by Parkinson s. We are looking for people to join our network, make genuine connections, and be part of a larger team that works together to support the Parkinson s community. Please note, this is a fixed term, maternity cover opportunity, running until September 2026. About the role We re working to build and grow a powerful movement of people to transform the experience of people living with Parkinson s. A big part of how we will do that is by engaging and mobilising our existing supporters through a wide variety of channels to take additional actions in support of Parkinson s UK. You will be responsible for supporting the organisation's strategic approach to digital fundraising and marketing in partnership with the Digital Marketing and Supporter Experience teams, ensuring that all comms work together effectively in order to maximise supporter engagement and income generating opportunities. You ll support fundraising teams by providing guidance and advice on digital fundraising strategy to help them achieve their goals. As well as being a representative for Supporter Experience across fundraising and marketing activity. Looking for opportunities to improve experience, build loyalty and ultimately increase the lifetime value of our existing supporter base. What you ll do: Provide oversight and coordination for all digital fundraising activity across different fundraising teams to ensure that opportunities for supporter engagement and income generation are maximised Working in partnership with colleagues across Fundraising and Experience, External Relations, and Data and Operations providing support to develop, implement and monitor digital fundraising activity including donation or campaign related PPC, SEO and adverts Provide strategic support to fundraising teams with the development of long-term digital marketing plans designed to retain supporters, onboard new audiences and grow income that aligns to our Supporter Engagement Model and frameworks Management and oversight of our donate platform (GoDonate), working to optimise donation funnel in terms of experience and traffic. Construction of donate pages and direct donation online user journeys across the Parkinson s UK website, in support of fundraising campaigns What you ll bring: Substantial experience of digital fundraising and marketing Proven success in developing intuitive and inspiring fundraising campaigns across digital paid and organic channels Good knowledge and experience of PPC, SEO and digital analytics platforms An understanding of email marketing platforms (Marketing Cloud) and email best practice A strong understanding of reporting, evaluation and testing approaches to enhance performance across platforms, webpages and campaigns This is an exciting time for Parkinson s UK and we would love you to join us! Please apply by sending us your CV, together with a detailed supporting statement which will fully demonstrate how you meet all the criteria of the role, as stated in the "What you'll bring" section of the job description. Interviews for this role will be held from 31 October in person at our London office. Anyone can get Parkinson s. It s vital that the people who work for Parkinson s UK are representative of our diverse community. We actively encourage people from all sections of the community to apply, regardless of race, ethnicity, gender identity, age, disability, sexual orientation, or religion.
